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TOKYO, Nov 14 (KUNA) -- Japan will host a working-level international
conference on November 30 as a part of efforts by the international community
toward stopping the violence in Syria, the Foreign Ministry announced,
Wednesday.
The discussion of the meeting in Tokyo, the 5th of its kind, will focus on
improving the effectiveness of the sanctions implemented by the like-minded
countries, including Japan and Western countries, and on broadening the
horizon of countries participating in the sanctions, the ministry said in a
statement.
Primarily comprising the so-called Friends of Syria group, officers on the
working level are expected to participate from relevant countries and
organizations. The meeting will be held in Asia for the first time. Japan
strongly hopes that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's regime will respond
promptly to the call by the international community including to stop the
violence against its own people, the ministry said.
The Friends of Syria Group has organized similar meetings four times, with
the latest held in the Netherlands in September, where more than 60 countries
participated.(end)
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